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wytheville, virginia
The challenge of taking self-portraits is coming up with something different each time and lately, I don’t feel very creative; I find that I end up taking a lot of similar shots. But being on the road provides a change of setting, which also means opportunities to create new stories and find ones along the way. When I started taking photos, self-portraiture was a  convenient way to integrate human with landscape – certain places sparked my interest in our road trips, and nobody but Jeff and I were there to fill the empty spaces. I see a bright blue abandoned house on a gray day, and imagine how the scene would look with a woman in a red dress standing next to it. The motel off the highway becomes a makeshift studio; I use a table for a tripod, the 10-second timer. I have a whole list of places I have yet to go: the Badlands, an open field, a slew of nameless towns in the middle of nowhere.
fayetteville, west virginia
fayetteville, west virginia
wytheville, virginia
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That first one is chilling.
Comment by motherblue212 July 15, 2012 @ 10:47 AMooh, thanks, kimmy – a compliment indeed!
Comment by Lisa July 17, 2012 @ 10:08 PMYes, the photos have a ghostlike patina (white/yellow), to them thereby synching perfectly with the poetic text–again great writing–”…slew of nameless towns in the middle of nowhere.” Thanks again Lisa, M
Comment by Michael Williamson July 6, 2012 @ 7:03 AMooh, thanks, michael – i’m glad you liked the writing too, that means a lot.
Comment by Lisa July 6, 2012 @ 10:37 AMnice images. how did you take the one of you sitting in the diner? via a polaroid timer?
interesting as i’m investing in one of these self timers before i can do some self-portraits. all my instant photos are here. http://zoophotos.wordpress.com
Comment by zoo-octan July 4, 2012 @ 5:31 AMhello, thanks for stopping by –
Comment by Lisa July 4, 2012 @ 11:09 AMthe double exposures and the one in the cafe were taken with a self-timer. the spectra has a 12-second one that i use often and love because of that reason. i’m also thinking about getting a self timer for my slr680 so i can do selfies with that camera too.
Agreeing with everyone else about the double exposures, the effect is wonderfully eerie!
Comment by farmhouse stories July 3, 2012 @ 7:50 PMthanks, cait! they’re the first ones i’ve tried with the spectra, so i’m still in the experimental stages of double exposures.
Comment by Lisa July 4, 2012 @ 11:08 AMI agree with Jeff. Those double exposures are awesome. I love the Wytheville, Virginia pictures.
Comment by Allegheny Eats July 3, 2012 @ 9:25 AMthanks!
Comment by Lisa July 3, 2012 @ 12:39 PMthe double exposures turned out crazy. they feel like a weird dream!
Comment by jeff July 3, 2012 @ 8:07 AMi will keep practicing on these – i was so excited when they actually produced an image -
Comment by Lisa July 3, 2012 @ 9:20 AM